esisallyourwork,Ibelieve.yougivemeareasonableaojustifythisruckusyouhavecausedinmyKingdom?”

    “OfcourseI”answeredAtsarrogantly.“Ihisfieldofcorpsesdiedbecauseofme.Butitcouldbesaidthattheydiedbecauseofyou,too…”

    “Really?”excimedKingDimitriinsurprise.“Howdoyoujustifythat?”

    “Mytribalndsarebarrenandpoor.Ieinsearchforbetterndsforthesurvivalofmytribesmen.Ydomisridfertile,butyoursoldierspreventedusfromtakingover,sotheseyouseebeforeyouwithcorpsespiledupolefieldisanaturalresultofourfrontation.Whatistherenottouand?”

    “SoyouleadyourtribesmenandattackmyKingdomnotreallytoseeksurvival.Yourreasonsarereallytosatisfyyourownpersonalgreedandavarice…Perhapsyoualsowanttokillme,becauseotherwiseyouwillnotbeabletowhollytakeoverwhatismihoutfearofreprisal…,right?”

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    “Ifyousayso…Yes,Iaowledgeitisso,forhowelseItakeoverydom?”

    WhiteFairydidnothavetimetorevealtoDimitrithefactthattherealreasonforAts’sinvasionwashewaopossessthetwonymphsCharmaineaine,soatthetimeKingDimitriwasnotawareofAts’truemotive.

    “Well,”sighedKingDimitri,“Itseemsthatafightbetweenusotbeavoidedthen…Mankindhasgonebacktotheoldpathofbloodshed,ofkillingeachotherasthefatalisticmethodtoresolvehumantroversy.Sobeit.eonthen,whatareyouwaitingfor…?”

    “Ifthisistobeaduelbetweewoofus”interruptedAtsbeforeKingDimitrifinishedspeaking,“itshouldbejustbetweenyouahirdpersonshouldbeallowedtoparticipate.Isthatright?Butevenifyouhavepeopletohelp,Idon’tmiher…eonthen,allofyou,Idealwithyou…”Sayingso,hegWhiteFairy,Imaginationaivity.KingDimitriughedloudlyandanswered,

    “Ofcourse…ofcourse…Thisisjustbetweenyouandme.Don’tworry.Ithasnothingtodowithathirdpartyandnothirdpartywilltakepartinitatall.IwilllowyoutousemymagicswordandbowandarrowsagaiheonlyonIwillneedissomeropetodefeatandkillyou.”HeheldonehandhighupintotheairaivitythrewoveracoilofropewhigDimitrideftlycaught.ItwastheropethatKingDimitrihadused,oiedtohiswaistaiedtohishorseLightning,whenheexploredtheketofindtheweakestpointofGiantMountain,itsAchilles’heelsasitwere.“Iwillusethiscoilofropetokillyou.Ikillyounotinrevengeforallthepeoplewholiedeadonthefields,buttohelpyouandsaveyreedyanddegeesoul.”

    “Don’tbesosureofyourselfandboasttooearlyofsuccess”criedAts.Thestoandingwillhavethestugh.Let’sseewhoisthebetterman!”Sayingso,hehelduphisswordandrushedover.

    KingDimitrifacedhisenemy’ssharpandagileswordthrustscalmlyandfidently.Atssshedathimsevetimesinarow,butKingDimitrisittingonhishorsemaogetoutofthewayoftheseattacksbydodgingnimblyrighta.Hewouldlieftonhisback,orslipoffthebackofhishorseosideonlytainontherightsideasifhehadataderstandingwiththeswordinAts’handandknewbeforehalywhichdireitwouldbeingfromandthereforedodgedatpreciselytherighttimeandangle.AsAtsthrustedandsshed,hegrewperplexedandfusedbythefactthattheswordinhishandwasnotashandyasitusedtobeandwasnotobeyinghihatreallytookhimbysurprise.Examiningtheswordinfusion,hecouldfindnothingabnormaboutitbutforsomereasocouldclosetoKingDimitriwithit.Atsbecameimpatientanddecidedtogetactidsshatthehorseinsteadofther

esisallyourwork,Ibelieve.yougivemeareasonableaojustifythisruckusyouhavecausedinmyKingdom?”

    “OfcourseI”answeredAtsarrogantly.“Ihisfieldofcorpsesdiedbecauseofme.Butitcouldbesaidthattheydiedbecauseofyou,too…”

    “Really?”excimedKingDimitriinsurprise.“Howdoyoujustifythat?”

    “Mytribalndsarebarrenandpoor.Ieinsearchforbetterndsforthesurvivalofmytribesmen.Ydomisridfertile,butyoursoldierspreventedusfromtakingover,sotheseyouseebeforeyouwithcorpsespiledupolefieldisanaturalresultofourfrontation.Whatistherenottouand?”

    “SoyouleadyourtribesmenandattackmyKingdomnotreallytoseeksurvival.Yourreasonsarereallytosatisfyyourownpersonalgreedandavarice…Perhapsyoualsowanttokillme,becauseotherwiseyouwillnotbeabletowhollytakeoverwhatismihoutfearofreprisal…,right?”

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    “Ifyousayso…Yes,Iaowledgeitisso,forhowelseItakeoverydom?”

    WhiteFairydidnothavetimetorevealtoDimitrithefactthattherealreasonforAts’sinvasionwashewaopossessthetwonymphsCharmaineaine,soatthetimeKingDimitriwasnotawareofAts’truemotive.

    “Well,”sighedKingDimitri,“Itseemsthatafightbetweenusotbeavoidedthen…Mankindhasgonebacktotheoldpathofbloodshed,ofkillingeachotherasthefatalisticmethodtoresolvehumantroversy.Sobeit.eonthen,whatareyouwaitingfor…?”

    “Ifthisistobeaduelbetweewoofus”interruptedAtsbeforeKingDimitrifinishedspeaking,“itshouldbejustbetweenyouahirdpersonshouldbeallowedtoparticipate.Isthatright?Butevenifyouhavepeopletohelp,Idon’tmiher…eonthen,allofyou,Idealwithyou…”Sayingso,hegWhiteFairy,Imaginationaivity.KingDimitriughedloudlyandanswered,

    “Ofcourse…ofcourse…Thisisjustbetweenyouandme.Don’tworry.Ithasnothingtodowithathirdpartyandnothirdpartywilltakepartinitatall.IwilllowyoutousemymagicswordandbowandarrowsagaiheonlyonIwillneedissomeropetodefeatandkillyou.”HeheldonehandhighupintotheairaivitythrewoveracoilofropewhigDimitrideftlycaught.ItwastheropethatKingDimitrihadused,oiedtohiswaistaiedtohishorseLightning,whenheexploredtheketofindtheweakestpointofGiantMountain,itsAchilles’heelsasitwere.“Iwillusethiscoilofropetokillyou.Ikillyounotinrevengeforallthepeoplewholiedeadonthefields,buttohelpyouandsaveyreedyanddegeesoul.”

    “Don’tbesosureofyourselfandboasttooearlyofsuccess”criedAts.Thestoandingwillhavethestugh.Let’sseewhoisthebetterman!”Sayingso,hehelduphisswordandrushedover.

    KingDimitrifacedhisenemy’ssharpandagileswordthrustscalmlyandfidently.Atssshedathimsevetimesinarow,butKingDimitrisittingonhishorsemaogetoutofthewayoftheseattacksbydodgingnimblyrighta.Hewouldlieftonhisback,orslipoffthebackofhishorseosideonlytainontherightsideasifhehadataderstandingwiththeswordinAts’handandknewbeforehalywhichdireitwouldbeingfromandthereforedodgedatpreciselytherighttimeandangle.AsAtsthrustedandsshed,hegrewperplexedandfusedbythefactthattheswordinhishandwasnotashandyasitusedtobeandwasnotobeyinghihatreallytookhimbysurprise.Examiningtheswordinfusion,hecouldfindnothingabnormaboutitbutforsomereasocouldclosetoKingDimitriwithit.Atsbecameimpatientanddecidedtogetactidsshatthehorseinsteadofther